Simultaneous time travel: But our system is out of sync!

Chapter 93 The Enemy in the Dark

"Quiet!"

The moment those two words were uttered, everyone in the secret room fell silent.

All eyes turned to the person at the head of the round table.

Even the arrogant, bearded ronin and the gloomy old woman instantly sat up straight.

She was a girl who looked to be in her early thirteens.

She wore a white kimono, her short, half-black, half-red hair fell naturally to both sides of her face, and her eyes were calm yet deep, adorned with two beauty marks, making her look like a doll that had stepped out of a painting.

Her beauty was exquisite, in no way inferior to that of Lady Rose.

However, everyone present knew that this girl, who looked only fifteen or sixteen, might actually be an ancient monster hundreds of years old.

Because she is a ghost.

Unbeknownst to Lady Rose, the Rose House, whose mission was to hunt down evil spirits, had actually been infiltrated and controlled by evil spirits.

They were motivated by power, money, or the desire to prolong their lives.

Without exception, they have all deviated from their original beliefs.

They joined forces with their former sworn enemies.

"Mikako-sama!"

"What can I do for you?"

The person sitting to Mikako's left asked the question.

If Lin Bei were here, he would know that this person was the one who settled the bounty for him earlier.

When Mikako spoke, her voice was as melodious and pleasant as a clear spring.

"kill!"

"Besides Lady Rose, I still have a use for her life."

"Kill everyone else."

"Big sister is coming."

"I need to prepare a grand feast for her."

"Including that Lin Bei."

After Mikako said those words, everyone present felt a chill run down their spines.

The middle-aged man, second from the left, was pale and spoke tentatively.

"Mikako-sama."

"This...this might not be a good idea!"

"There are forty or fifty hunters in the entire Rose House, many of whom are our subordinates."

"Wouldn't it be a bit inappropriate to kill them all?"

"Could we...?"

After the middle-aged man finished speaking, although the others did not speak in agreement, they all looked at Mikako, conveying with their eyes that he was right.

Faced with the silent opposition of the crowd, Mikako did not speak, and her eyes showed no emotion whatsoever.

However, the next moment, the red ends of Mikako's short hair suddenly began to writhe as if they were alive.

The others didn't notice, but the two people to Mikako's left and right could see it clearly.

Their pupils contracted instantly, and just as they were about to say something, Mikako's wriggling hair suddenly grew longer, and then with lightning speed, it wrapped the person who had just spoken into her hair, like a spider wrapping its prey in a web, completely enveloping that person.

Then all that could be heard was a series of "crack-crack" sounds.

A stream of dark red blood dripped from his hair.

Her hair was spread out and then pulled back, returning to its original short black and red color, only now the red portion was slightly more prominent.

And the middle-aged man whose hair was curled up,

No, he can no longer be considered a person.

Middle-aged men today are like apples that have been squeezed dry of all their juice.

All that remained was a pile of unidentified things made up of broken bones and dried flesh, carelessly tossed like a pile of garbage onto the spot where the middle-aged man had been standing.

The middle-aged man died simply because he offered a tentative suggestion, which couldn't even be considered a challenge.

Yet he was still killed without hesitation.

And in such a cruel and horrific way.

Others present witnessed the scene.

Although I had already witnessed Mikako's methods before.

But it was only then that they truly realized that the seemingly ordinary porcelain doll-like girl in front of them was a ruthless demon who would devour people without spitting out their bones.

Was it really the right decision for them to work with her?

If she can kill a middle-aged man without any scruples today, can she kill any one of them without any scruples tomorrow?

At that moment, they suddenly felt a pang of regret.

I previously thought that the cooperation between the two parties was like trying to get something from a tiger.

But now they realize that they were feeding the tiger with their own lives.

Mikako, that evil spirit, can kill them whenever she wants.

After killing the middle-aged man and draining him of his flesh and blood, Mikako revealed a look of satisfaction in her eyes.

She sensed the fear in everyone.

These so-called hunters, though gathered together like ants, could be easily crushed.

But its flesh and blood are indeed more delicious than those of ordinary people.

She felt her power increase slightly, and if she could, she would even want to kill everyone in front of her, including everyone in the Rose House.

But she couldn't do that.

These people are still useful.

Her collaboration with these people began three years ago.

At that time, she accidentally learned that another folk ghost-hunting organization called "Rose House" was hunting evil spirits.

Although they were only hunting ordinary ghosts, it still attracted her attention.

There are actually demon-hunting organizations in this world besides the Demon Slayer Corps.

She wanted to know what the Rose House really was.

So she devised a plan to lure hunters to kill her, then subdued them and learned some information from them.

Although the Rose House is just an ordinary civilian demon-hunting organization, it may have the power of the Demon Slayer Corps behind it.

This power was once the Water Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, Sakonji Urokodaki.

Mikako knows Urokodaki Sakonji.

I know that this powerful swordsman has killed many powerful evil spirits.

But instead of feeling fear, she felt excited.

Because she discovered that Urokodaki Sakonji had aged considerably.

She had grown so old that she had become prey for demons of her power to hunt.

After all, no matter how powerful the demon hunters were, they were still just human beings.

Everyone gets old, and as people age, their strength weakens.

The once-powerful water column has now suffered a significant decline in strength.

And her older sister—Zhu Shawan,

A demon second only to the Twelve Demon Moons, but even more powerful than her.

They need a worthy prey to gain Muzan's favor and truly advance to the Twelve Demon Moons.

But she did not act rashly because of this.

Even though Urokodaki Sakonji is old and his power has declined.

However, she was unsure to what extent Urokodaki Sakonji's power had declined.

Although she was confident in her own strength.

But I still don't want to take any risks.

In addition, Urokodaki Sakonji's whereabouts are unpredictable, and he is extremely vigilant.

She didn't act rashly, fearing it would alert Urokodaki Sakonji.

Whether it's Urokodaki Sakonji disappearing or attracting other powerful Pillars, either outcome is extremely unfavorable.

That's why she made the decision to lie low and slowly take control of Rose House in the shadows.

I'm going to fish out Urokodaki Sakonji and kill him.

Fortunately, the plan went very smoothly.

She spent two years secretly corrupting the senior management of Rose House.

This completely sidelined Lady Rose.

Finally, all you need to do is control Lady Rose, use her to lure out Urokodaki Sakonji, and then kill him.